TAL WinWedge

WinWedge

Serial Device Data Collection Software

Data collection software for serial devices, including meters, balances, scales or any RS232 instrument. WinWedge captures data directly to Excel, Access or any Windows application or web page. It can even send commands out a COM port so you can control your device through hot keys, buttons, or DDE.

WinWedge easily collects data from balances, gages, meters, sensors, micrometers, barcode scanners, GPS, PLCs, analyzers and other measuring devices and laboratory instruments. It can send the data directly into any Windows program, including Excel spreadsheets, Access databases, LIMS and MMIs, or medical databases!

WinWedge is designed to be highly flexible and can easily parse, filter and format your device data to fit your project's requirements. It can also transmit prompts or commands through the serial port to control your instruments. Think of WinWedge as an easily customizable serial I/O device driver.

100% Accurate & Reliable

Data is automatically transferred to your Windows application with complete accuracy. Eliminate mistypes and manual data entry errors!

Advanced Parsing & Formatting

WinWedge includes powerful data parsing capabilities so you only collect the data that you need. Format and filter the data to tailer it for your application.

Highly Configurable & Flexible

Works across all industries with thousands of devices including serial, TCP/IP*, and USB & Bluetooth virtual COM port devices. *TCPWedge only

Total Device Control

Take control of your device by sending it serial commands either automatically on a timed interval or by pressing a hotkey or button.

Compatible Devices

WinWedge is compatible with a wide range of devices, including...

• Balances & Scales
• Micrometers
• Gauges
• GPS Receivers
• Barcode Scanners
• Calipers
• and more...

Setup is as Easy as 1-2-3

1. Select your device's parameters.

Connect your device to your PC's serial or USB port (installing any necessary drivers) and use the WinWedge interface to select your device's communications settings, such as the COM port, baud rate, parity, data bits, and stop bits.

2. Define the data structure.

Intuitive, walk-through menus allow you to tailor the data to your needs by splitting the record into multiple fields, filter out certain characters, or format the data to meet your requirements. You can also easily define hot keys and buttons to send serial commands to your device or perform other tasks.

3. Select the mode and activate!

Select from either Keystrokes Mode, DDE Server Mode, or Log to Disk, specify the target application or file, and activate WinWedge! Watch as the data from your device “pops” into the Windows application you selected. You can even input the device data directly to a chart or use Excel's built-in functions to peform real-time analysis.

Winwedge comes in both Professional and Standard versions.

Comparison Chart

	Standard	Professional
Collect Data from Devices
Serial Devices (RS232,RS485,...)	√	√
USB devices with Virtual COM Port Drivers	√	√
TCP/IP Devices		√
Maximum Number of Simultaneous Connections	16	100
Transfer Data to Any Windows Application
Transfer Data As Keystrokes	√	√
Transfer Data As DDE	√	√
Automatically Update a Chart in Excel	√	√
Insert Data to An Access Form or Table	√	√
Log data to a File		√
Core Features
Analyze and view your device's output	√	√
Split data into multiple fields	√	√
Selectively ignore fields and filter numeric data	√	√
Advanced data parsing, filtering and formatting		√
Send additional keystrokes to your application	√	√
Date and Time Stamping	√	√
Send Commands and Control Your Device
Button Controlled Output	√	√
Automatic Data Acknowledgment	√	√
Timer Controlled Output	√	√
Customize Hot Keys to control WinWedge	√	√
Assign multiple functions to a single Hot Key		√
Advanced Features
Pre-Input translation tables	√	√
Pre-Transfer translation tables	√	√
Powerful math functions		√
Translate binary or hex data to ASCII		√
Powerful Data Formatting Functions		√
Advanced keystroke macro insertion		√
Add a delay before & after keystrokes		√
Send keystrokes to DOS or Terminal Server		√
Ultimate Control and Flexibility with DDE
Full set of DDE commands	√	√
Send a DDE Command to your application	√	√
Send multiple DDE commands to application		√
Serial Output Buffer		√
Works With Your Device's Settings
Fully Selectable Communications Parameters	√	√
Selectable input and output buffer sizes	√	√
Supports high speed 16550 UARTs and all IRQs.	√	√
Support for up to 115,200 baud communications	√	√
Testing & Diagnosis Features
View the raw data output from your device	√	√
Virtual Instrument Mode	√	√
Resize Analyze window for long data records		√
Includes an Advanced Suite of Applications
TCPWedge		√
TCP/Com		√
FileWedge		√
TCPFile		√
COMFile	√	√